Blocking of Potentiation of Latent Inhibition
Blocking of Potentiation of Latent Inhibition
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10.1037/a0020716
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发表时间:
2011-01-01
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Rodriguez, Gabriel
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作者:
Hall, Geoffrey;Rodriguez, Gabriel
We present a theory of latent inhibition based on the Pearce Hall (Pearce & Hall, 1980) model for classical conditioning. Its central features are (1) that the associability of a stimulus declines as it comes to predict its consequences and (2) that nonreinforced exposure to a stimulus engages an associative learning process that makes the stimulus an accurate predictor of its consequences (in this case, the occurrence of no event). A formalization of this theory is shown to accommodate the finding that preexposure in compound with another cue can potentiate latent inhibition to the target cue. It further predicts that preexposure to the added cue will eliminate the potentiation effect. An experiment using rats and the flavor-aversion procedure confirmed this prediction.